Buying from a BIN or waiting it out?

[dabigyankeeman]

I use BIN a tremendous amount of the time on Ebay. Being an advanced Yankee collector, its hard for me to find cards I still need and are affordable, and even if its over-priced, many times that high price is worth it to me (and isnt that the definition of the value of a card, what it is worth to you), and i jump on it right away before someone else gets it. This goes for other parts of my collection, the other NY teams and a few other misc things.

I will say if the price is insane then i wont buy it, or i will make an offer though.


Also i love BIN cards when i get the extra Ebay bucks offers. For instance i just got a 5-times Ebay bucks offer and got on Ebay and used it on a BIN that was around $200.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by dabigyankeeman

I use BIN a tremendous amount of the time on Ebay. Being an advanced Yankee collector, its hard for me to find cards I still need and are affordable, and even if its over-priced, many times that high price is worth it to me (and isnt that the definition of the value of a card, what it is worth to you), and i jump on it right away before someone else gets it. This goes for other parts of my collection, the other NY teams and a few other misc things.

I will say if the price is insane then i wont buy it, or i will make an offer though.


Also i love BIN cards when i get the extra Ebay bucks offers. For instance i just got a 5-times Ebay bucks offer and got on Ebay and used it on a BIN that was around $200.

yes BINs is a convenience..if willing to wait it out you could get a card potentially for less but that's true in lots of things in life...

the ebay bucks is great incentive for me to ask for seller to take a little less.. to finally get close to market price....amazing though even with 10% off with ebay it still hard to find cards within 10% market price for early 1950s topps

[Luke]

With the cards we collect, when do you really ever get the chance to decide between a BIN or an auction? Even if you're after a Frank Owen t206 with a Piedmont back, the eye appeal is going to vary.

For me, its never a case of either or. Its just do I like this card at this price? And I do buy a lot of cards on ebay with BINs. I also list all my cards as BINs, and they sell.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by LukeLyon

With the cards we collect, when do you really ever get the chance to decide between a BIN or an auction? Even if you're after a Frank Owen t206 with a Piedmont back, the eye appeal is going to vary.

For me, its never a case of either or. Its just do I like this card at this price? And I do buy a lot of cards on ebay with BINs. I also list all my cards as BINs, and they sell.

for commons that come up every few months there is a large selection actually..

[Luke]

Well, then you're not "waiting out an auction". You're waiting for the next auction. Right?

If you look at a BIN and decide to pass on it, you aren't really waiting out an auction, you're just waiting for a future opportunity to buy that card. Semantics I guess, but you rarely have an either or situation with pre-war cards. I might pass on Nap Lajoie t206 portrait that's listed as a BIN and then buy one a month from now on a BIN from another seller.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by LukeLyon

Well, then you're not "waiting out an auction". You're waiting for the next auction. Right?

If you look at a BIN and decide to pass on it, you aren't really waiting out an auction, you're just waiting for a future opportunity to buy that card. Semantics I guess, but you rarely have an either or situation with pre-war cards. I might pass on Nap Lajoie t206 portrait that's listed as a BIN and then buy one a month from now on a BIN from another seller.

right its a convenience fee...but you will see after PWCC auctions..all of the sudden, similar cards all of the sudden get sold on BIN that were sitting there for months..when the auction price was higher than the BIN price..

[Luke]

I haven't noticed that, but it makes perfect sense. That's a good example of when the either/or situation can happen.